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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDaily Reading:<\/strong> <\/strong>2 Kings 15 GW<\/a>; Mark 13 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n God\u2019s clear we\u2019re not to know some things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When Jesus will return, is one thing only God knows. Therefore, the topic isn\u2019t debatable in my book. When I was a little girl, I remember listening to adults have the same conversations that I hear today. They compared the happenings of that time to the writings in the Bible, looking for signs of the end times. Just like the disciples thought they were in the end times, people believe we are in the end times now. At any given point in time, Biblical prophecy and world events seem to come together. Jesus tells us, we should live prepared:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTherefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.\u201d (<\/em>Matthew 24:42-43 NIV<\/em><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Live ready.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n May 21, 2011, is the day the Christian network and Family Radio named Judgment Day<\/a>. The organization predicted Christ\u2019s second coming would occur on that date, thus ending the world. I remember the controversy in the media over the event. And I\u2019ll never forget what happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My friend, Pastor Bruce West<\/a>, died at the age of 41.\u00a0 Serving our country as a chaplain in the military, his station was Japan.\u00a0 Getting up early that Saturday morning, he kissed his wife goodbye and went for a bike ride.\u00a0 While descending a steep incline, his bike went off the road and he hit a tree; dying instantly.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bruce\u2019s life on earth did end that day, but the world didn\u2019t.\u00a0 God taught me a valuable lesson through my friend Bruce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t waste time debating things for which only God knows the answer. Instead, love the people God gives you. You never know how long you will have them to love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n .<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Lord, thank You for being in control of the big stuff. Forgive us for trying to figure out things that are beyond our comprehension. Help us today love the people You have given us to love. Don\u2019t let us waste time debating things that don\u2019t have answers. Instead, let us use that time to love You and others. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Who is God giving you to love today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2 minute read. Daily Reading: 2 Kings 15 GW; Mark 13 GW God\u2019s clear we\u2019re not to know some things. When Jesus will return, is one thing only God knows. Therefore, the topic isn\u2019t debatable in my book. When I was a little girl, I remember listening to adults have the same conversations that I… Continue reading Why Some Debates Will Make You Waste Your Time<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4029"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4156,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4029\/revisions\/4156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg\")